- Handle a wide range of contentious real estate, construction and commercial matters including negotiating settlements, handling mediations, preparing for trials or arbitrations and attending court.

- Maintain liaison with external lawyers.

- Attend to and solve any legal issues faced by the Group that may arise from time to time.

- Work closely with and maintain good rapport with all levels of management within the Group.

- Provide legal support to other departments within the Group including responding to ad hoc legal queries.

1. Lead or support strategic and/or complex projects such as:

- driving the integration of new business lines in the region with respect to chilled, spouted pouch, and bag-in-box packaging products;

- establishing new harmonized and digitalized policies and tools with respect to contract lifecycle management and coordinating other strategic functions (commercial, finance, etc.);

- establishing modern ways of working between the L&C department and the internal customers, and generally ensure that a consistent and harmonized legal support is providing across all business lines.

2. Build up a strong and embedded Ethics and Compliance (E&C) culture in AP-S, through the engagement of the regional senior management team and deployment of new E&C initiatives.

- Autonomously draft and review contracts (including contracts with customers and vendors), and other key legal documentation, to support all functions and business lines of the company across the Asia-Pacific South region;

- Manage all corporate and governance matters of the company subsidiaries across the region, and ensure the coordination and supervision of external corporate secretary firms;

3. Support claim management and manage litigation, including the selection of and coordination with external law firms.

4. Provide advice, training and conduct investigation in relation to ethics and compliance matters across the region;

5. Monitor the development of laws and regulations in the region.

1. Case Management:
- Handle a wide range of general litigation cases, including civil, banking, and commercial matters.
- Review and analyze case documents, contracts, and evidence.
- Develop and implement effective litigation strategies.

2. Legal Research:
- Conduct thorough legal research to support cases.
- Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations.
- Provide legal opinions and advice to clients.

3. Client Representation and Courtroom Advocacy:
- Prepare and file legal documents, pleadings, and motions.
- Represent clients in court proceedings, hearings, and negotiations. Demonstrated ability to independently conduct trials, including trial preparation, courtroom representation, and post-trial activities, is an added advantage.
- Advocate for clients' interests effectively.

4. Client Counseling:
- Maintain regular communication with clients.
- Provide clear and concise legal advice.
- Assist clients in making informed decisions regarding their cases.

5. Settlement Negotiation:
- Negotiate settlements and agreements when appropriate.
- Collaborate with opposing counsel to reach favorable outcomes.

- To handle or assist in handling all matters relating to real estate conveyancing that the firm undertakes such as preparing SPA for development projects/sub-sales, security documentations for banking facilities/loan as well as all incidental matters until completion.

- Attending to meetings with clients, authorities, correspondences and other types of works assigned by the firm from time to time.

- All other tasks related to real estate conveyancing that are not specifically stipulated above.

- To handle or assist in handling all matters relating to real estate conveyancing that the firm undertakes such as preparing SPA for development projects/sub-sales, security documentations for banking facilities/loan as well as all incidental matters until completion.

- Attending to meetings with clients, authorities, correspondences and other types of works assigned by the firm from time to time.

- All other tasks related to real estate conveyancing that are not specifically stipulated above.

1. Legal Advisory:

- Provide expert legal counsel on a wide range of corporate commercial banking matters, including loan agreements, credit facilities, and syndicated lending.
- Analyze complex legal issues and provide practical solutions to support the bank's objectives.
- Advise the banks on any other matters necessary, including compliance, risk management, and business development, to ensure legal compliance and mitigate risks.

2. Contractual Expertise:
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents related to corporate banking activities.
- Ensure that contracts and agreements are in compliance with legal requirements and best industry practices.
- Advise on contract disputes and negotiations as needed.

3. Regulatory Compliance:
- Stay current with banking laws, regulations, and industry standards to ensure the bank's activities are compliant.
- Provide guidance on regulatory changes and their potential impact on the bank's operations.
- Work closely with the compliance team to develop and implement compliance programs.

4. Risk Management:
- Assess legal risks associated with corporate banking transactions and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
- Assist in the identification and management of legal risks across the organization.
- Conduct legal due diligence for potential transactions and acquisitions.

5. Team Leadership:
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior legal staff, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.
- Support the legal department in achieving its goals and objectives.

Position Summary:

- You will be responsible for supporting the legal team in managing contracts related to merchant acquisition and related merchant services. This may include merchant payment services agreement, payment channel agreement, Saas services agreement, marketing agreement and other legal contracts. You will work closely with the legal team to review, draft, and negotiate contracts, ensure compliance with company policies and applicable laws.

- The ideal candidate for this position should be detail-oriented, organized, and have excellent communication skills. They should be able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, and have a strong work ethic. The candidate should be proactive, adaptable, and able to handle confidential information with discretion.

Job Description:

- Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts related to merchant acquisition and related merchant services. This may include merchant payment services agreement, payment channel agreement, Saas services agreement, marketing agreement and other legal contracts.

- Assisting with contract management, including organizing and maintaining contract files, tracking contract deadlines, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.

- Collaborating with internal stakeholders, including business development, marketing, operations, risk, funds management and finance teams, to ensure that contracts align with company objectives and policies.

- Conducting legal research and providing legal and regulatory advice on various acquiring and merchant services and contract-related matters.

- Keeping abreast of changes in laws and regulations related to payment services, financial services and contracts, and providing updates to the legal team and internal stakeholders.

- Support legaltech initiatives including creation of standard form documents for automation, adding to regulatory knowhow database etc.

- Some travel to Singapore, China or other locations may be expected

- The successful candidate will be part of our Corporate team attending to corporate finance projects, corporate transactions and corporate advisory work. This includes but not limited to initial public offerings, M&A and restructuring transactions, compliance and regulatory work, fund raising in the capital markets and general advisory & commercial matters.

- Draft, review, revise and negotiate simple and complex contracts, including but not limited to those related to existing and new corporate or commercial projects, products and services of the group's business.

- Monitor and provide counsel on the group's policies and operating procedures and ensure its compliance with the prevailing applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and authorities' rulings.

- To anticipate, manage and/or render sound and practical solutions to legal risks/issues that may arise connected with or resulting from the group's business strategy and operations.

- Oversee the proper and accurate maintenance of registers and records of legal documents to ensure confidentiality, safe custody, and easy retrieval of the group's documents.

- Ensure proper and timely preparation/delivery/filing of statutory forms, documents, resolutions and/or announcements with the relevant regulatory authorities.

- Planning/implementing procedural and administrative systems to ensure effective and efficient administration of the department.

- Manage assigned legal workstream and project matters to completion.

1. Coordinate and liaise between LCAP teams and the LegalTech team;
2. Work with LegalTech to organize and catalogue legal documents into an online system;
3. Identify and extract key information from legal documents for input into the online system; and
4. Provide documentation to LCAP and LegalTech teams and report to the supervisor.